Dec 31 Warren blasts billionaires as 2020 candidates ring in the new year By Will Weissert, Associated Press Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is marking one year of running for president by slamming billionaires who she says put corporate interests above the needs of the rest of the country. Continue reading
Dec 31 2020 candidate Deval Patrick hopes his charm can make up for late start By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Patrick's reputation is built on his charm and oratorical skills in groups big and small, an appeal that powered his surprise victory over more seasoned politicians in the 2006 Massachusetts governor's race. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 3:37 As the year concludes, 2020 Democrats look to Iowa and beyond By Judy Woodruff Candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination are closing out 2019 the same way they spent the past several months -- on the campaign trail. While some focus on Iowa, the first state to hold primary voting, others are conducting… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:55 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Senate trial standoff, Iowa 2020 polls NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the state of the 2020 presidential race as the Iowa caucuses approach, an impasse over a Senate trial for… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 4:43 Are presidential candidates listening to what young people want? President Trump on Saturday spoke to a group of young conservatives, calling them “fearless young leaders.” And while there are young people engaged and active in politics, a recent Harris poll commissioned by UNICEF USA of 8- to 17-year-olds found… Continue watching
Dec 19 WATCH: Warren says she’d be ‘the youngest woman ever inaugurated’ By Associated Press Seventy-year-old Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, asked about possibly being the oldest person ever elected president. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: Buttigieg, Warren spar over big dollar donors, fundraisers in wine caves By Associated Press Warren on Thursday night described a lavish Buttigieg fundraiser in a “wine cave” with $900 bottles of wine and crystal chandeliers, noting that, unlike the South Bend, Indiana mayor, “I do not sell access to my time.”… Continue reading
Dec 19 How to watch today’s Democratic debate By Gretchen Frazee The debate will be broadcast on PBS, livestreamed on PBS NewsHour's website and simulcast on CNN today, December 19 at 8 p.m. ET. Continue reading
Dec 17 Doctor’s report calls 77-year-old Biden ‘healthy, vigorous’ By Lauran Neergaard, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Dr. Kevin O'Connor, who has been Biden's primary care physician since 2009, writes in a three-page note that the Democratic presidential candidate is in overall good shape — he’s trim, exercises and keeps his cholesterol at healthy levels with the… Continue reading
Dec 16 Turbulence shakes Democrats going into final presidential debate of 2019 By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Associated Press The remaining presidential candidates are grappling with unprecedented distraction from Washington, questions about their core principles and new signs that the party's energized factions are turning against each other. Continue reading